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We're talking about you.Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:58:32 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.12LIVE & LEARN: More Rigor, Less Encorehttp://bristowbeat.com/columns/live-learn-rigor-less-encore/
http://bristowbeat.com/columns/live-learn-rigor-less-encore/#respondSun, 21 Dec 2014 22:08:08 +0000http://bristowbeat.com/?p=45538In my last article, I discussed the ramifications of No Child Left Behind and the push to focus on math and reading improvement. Yet another unintended consequence of No Child Left Behind is the fact that Encore classes in America’s schools are rapidly becoming a dying breed.

]]>http://bristowbeat.com/columns/live-learn-rigor-less-encore/feed/0BUSY IN BRISTOW: This Mother’s Martyrdom Misses the Markhttp://bristowbeat.com/busyinbristow/busy-in-bristow-this-mother%e2%80%99s-martyrdom-misses-the-mark/
http://bristowbeat.com/busyinbristow/busy-in-bristow-this-mother%e2%80%99s-martyrdom-misses-the-mark/#respondSun, 09 Mar 2014 18:00:40 +0000http://bristowbeat.com/?p=36884Mothers make the best martyrs. This is because we take pride in our innate tendency to nurture. And a lot of us have gotten into the prolonged habit of putting everyone’s needs on equal footing with or ahead of our own.

]]>http://bristowbeat.com/columns/empty-shelter-project-blue-4-year-old-beagle-mix/feed/0EMPTY SHELTER PROJECT: Husky Mix Female Seeks Furever Home for Holidayshttp://bristowbeat.com/columns/empty-shelter-project-husky-mix-female-seeks-furever-home-for-holidays/
http://bristowbeat.com/columns/empty-shelter-project-husky-mix-female-seeks-furever-home-for-holidays/#respondFri, 20 Dec 2013 18:25:35 +0000http://bristowbeat.com/?p=33175Hi there! My name is Isa (pronounced Ice-ah). My rescuers named me that because of the color of my eyes. I’m so happy that they rescued me from that shelter in West Virginia.

]]>http://bristowbeat.com/columns/outdoor-adventures-fly-rodding-the-shenandoah-riveru-fly-rodding-the-shenandoah-river/feed/0ROVING I “Regrets, I’ve Had a Few…”http://bristowbeat.com/columns/roving-i-regrets-ive-had-a-few/
http://bristowbeat.com/columns/roving-i-regrets-ive-had-a-few/#respondWed, 11 Jul 2012 14:49:33 +0000http://bristowbeat.com/?p=7104I recently read somewhere that as we age, we regret the things we haven’t done and wish we had more than the things we have done and wish we hadn’t. It got me thinking...

]]>http://bristowbeat.com/columns/roving-i-regrets-ive-had-a-few/feed/0Cinema Funk: “Brave” Review for Adults Alikehttp://bristowbeat.com/columns/cinema-funk-brave-review-for-adults-alike/
http://bristowbeat.com/columns/cinema-funk-brave-review-for-adults-alike/#respondWed, 04 Jul 2012 15:52:07 +0000http://bristowbeat.com/?p=6998"Brave" merges both Disney and Pixar traditions to form a fresh story that is equal parts lighthearted fun and a darker fairy tale in the vein of Brothers Grimm. However, it begs the question whether it is feminist narrative or merely the stuff of fairy tale princess fantasies?

]]>http://bristowbeat.com/columns/roving-i-numbers-dont-lie-but-sometimes-they-fib/feed/0The Roving I: (On Mother’s Day) You Can Go Home Againhttp://bristowbeat.com/columns/the-roving-i-on-mothers-day-you-can-go-home-again/
http://bristowbeat.com/columns/the-roving-i-on-mothers-day-you-can-go-home-again/#respondSun, 13 May 2012 15:02:07 +0000http://bristowbeat.com/?p=5280The post The Roving I: (On Mother’s Day) You Can Go Home Again appeared first on Bristow Beat.
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